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Sunak urges officials with concerns about Raab to come forward

PM says he is not aware of any formal complaints about deputy but refuses to say if he has been told of informal bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

'Abrasive' Dominic Raab's staff were 'scared' to enter his office, top official declares

In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald - who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary - said the Deputy PM was "abrasive and controlling" with his staff and 'people felt demeaned'

Daily Mirror

Dominic Raab’s staff were ‘scared to go into his office’, ex-Foreign Office chief reveals OLD

‘I think people felt demeaned. And I tried to have that conversation with him’

The Independent UK

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Dominic Raab was warned about his behaviour by top Foreign Office official

Exclusive: fresh claims that Simon McDonald relayed staff complaints to Raab when he was foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab bullying claims are 'plausible' warns top official - 'he's a tough boss'

Sir Simon McDonald, the former head of the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, said Dominic Raab was a “tough boss” and “one of the most driven people I ever worked for” - then admitted: “Maybe they are euphemisms”

Daily Mirror

‘Plausible’ for Raab to be characterised as someone who could bully, former top civil servant warns

Simon McDonald, who worked closely Mr Raab at the Foreign Office, described him as ‘a tough boss’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson worst PM in my 40 years, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Johnson was ‘chaotic’, says former top civil servant who served under seven prime ministers

The Independent UK

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Ex-Foreign Office chief says Boris Johnson was the 'worst' PM he worked under

Sir Simon McDonald whose explosive intervention helped bring down the former Prime Minister in the summer said Boris Johnson was 'charismatic' but 'chaotic'

Daily Mirror

Saif Gaddafi: London life of former playboy who could lead Libya revealed

A cache of emails and documents sheds light on the would-be ruler’s activities at a time when he was entering public life

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How long can the PM hang on?

In today’s newsletter: How two resignations left Boris Johnson on the brink – and what happens next

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson's allies 'know it's over' with Tories plotting new bid to oust him as PM

Senior Tories have said Boris Johnson is fatally damaged after admitting it was a "mistake" to appoint Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on the cabinet resignations: endgame for Boris Johnson

Editorial: The departure of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid should herald the end of a discredited premiership

The Guardian - UK

2 key U.K. senior ministers quit Boris Johnson's government

The two ministers resigned after a day in which the prime minister acknowledged he had changed his story on how he handled sexual misconduct allegations against a government official.

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Boris Johnson knew of complaint against Pincher in 2019

Boris Johnson was told of a complaint against Conservative MP Chris Pincher two years before promoting him, a minister said, in a major concession from the government after days of speculation about what the U.K. prime minister knew and when.

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Daily Record

How Boris Johnson's excuses for giving Chris Pincher top job changed over six days

Downing Street has changed its position on what it knew about the MP for Tamworth.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MPs line up to condemn Boris Johnson’s handling of Chris Pincher scandal

TORY MPs lined up in the House of Commons to publicly condemn Boris Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher affair, with senior figures urging…

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ‘did not immediately recall’ being briefed about Chris Pincher

PM forgot he had been told about investigation that upheld complaint about Pincher’s behaviour, minister says

The Guardian - UK

Reality is finally dawning on the cabinet: Boris Johnson is NOT your friend

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have decided they’re finally done with 2022’s full-scale debasement of public life, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Daily Mirror

Now Tories claim Boris Johnson 'FORGOT' about Chris Pincher probe in bizarre new excuse

Ex-Foreign Office official Sir Simon McDonald demanded No10 'come clean' and said they're 'still not telling the truth' about what Boris Johnson knew

Daily Mirror

Senior civil servant calls radio phone-in to warn of 'dangerous No10 lies'

No10 has shifted its account of what Boris Johnson knew of Chris Pincher's past conduct when he made him deputy chief whip in February.

The Independent UK

New Johnson scandal deepens with claims by ex-civil servant

The latest scandal to hit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has deepened

Daily Mirror

All No10's Chris Pincher 'lies' in order as Boris Johnson summons miserable Cabinet

Stony-faced ministers stared across the table after they were sent out to 'lie' about what Boris Johnson knew of the Chris Pincher case. We have compiled all the things No10 said in order - and why they're being branded untrue

The Guardian - UK

Simon McDonald: ex-top civil servant who accuses No 10 of misleading public

With four decades of experience as a diplomat and official, the 61-year-old is an unlikely figure to accuse a government of lying

Liverpool Echo

Carol Vorderman slams 'appalling lying' government after GMB interview

Dominic Raab is said to have been 'squirming' during a Good Morning Britain interview

Reuters

UK PM Boris Johnson loses two ministers in grave blow

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday after finance minister Rishi Sunak and another senior minister abruptly resigned over the latest scandal to blight his administration.

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